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GOLDKN .MOUNTAIN, 



Portuguese, aridinrcfl in tlie roads, on thv lOth 

 of July, tVoTti the Alaldivc i'^lniids, lnnnu! to Po- 

 naiig, with a cargo oi" dried ti&li and some tortoisu- 

 iheUf whicli l^eea procured in e3t#aiige for 

 tice I hk olbject ym to dt8p<^ of hk m 

 change fordolkrs nml Betel-iiut at tliis phice. The 

 dried fish was t\m Ihuuio cut into suridl pieces. 

 The Maldive natives prepare it in the following 

 mann^l^ — Along slice is cut iirom each side of the 

 ^h, thes^ i^llm ftt6;divld<^ into two pim, m 

 tliiit eaclj fish is divided into four pie^^es; it is tlien 

 boiled for a short time in salt water, after which 

 it is smoked and placed in the sun to <h'y ; it 

 then becomes extremely liard, and reseniljles, 



appearance at the fractured parts : after it has 

 been soaked, it is used for curries and other 

 native dishes. 



TJie ^' Golden Mountain"' is a very cou.-pi- 

 msm mi IwtttKy object fe>m tbe ftncliorage ; 

 but ^^ flight to be menMoiied, thftl^ from thlB 

 position, two mountains are seen to tlie west- 

 ward, one towerin<»' to a peak, and densely 

 wooded, the otlier, anterior to it, is a lofty 

 romtded hill ; ti^st is ike m& knmn to 

 EttxopeaM m the ** Golden Mowiitaiii i''^* tfm 



second, or rounded mountain, is not named in 

 tlie charts, but it may be called the '* Pedir 



